The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1887-11-18

from Germany, where he was born, for con-

from Germany, where he was born, for con-
spiracy. ssAa s
s Michael Scllwab is native of Mannheim. Ger
many, waS bora in 1853 and was educated in {,
convent, Coming to America in 1879, he worked
for O time ut the book binders trade. He became
connected with The Arbeiter Zeitung at the same
time os Spies l
George Engel was born in Cassel, Germany, in
1896, received common school education learned
the printers trade and came to America in 1873
s year later he located in Chicago, where he soon
embraced Socialism and became an Anarchist
He established the Northwest Group in 1889
Adoph Fischer is about 30 years Of age and is a
German He came to America when a lad and
learned the printers trade with his brother, who
published a German weekly at Nashville, Tenn
Later Adolph edited and published The Little
Rock (Ark) Stats Zeitung, which he sold in 1881
Then he worked at his trade in st. Louis and Chi
cago. he sometimes accused Spies and SchHab
of 6aing too mild, and nE one time established
Der Anarchist, q paper Intended to supplant The
Arbeiter Zeitung. $3.50 sst7 FFfs
years in the state prison. is also a middle aged
German. & u = sEe yf
THE ANARCHISTS SIDE.
Perhaps the best possible summary of the
Anarchists defense Of their action and their
belief is found in the letters addressed by the
condemned to Governor Oglesby, of Illinois,
extracts from which are given: o
s FIscHER's LETTER. a4.s
Cook COUNTY JAIL, CHICAGO, Nov. !, 1887.
To Mr. 4. J. oglesby, Governor Of the State Of
DEAR sIR-I am aware that petitions are being
circulated and signed by the general public ask
ing you to commute the sentence Of death which
was inflicted upon me by a criminal court of this
@ Ansns n asso1 f 9f and
declare that it has not my sanction. As man Of
honor, as man Of conscience and as a man Of
gfnsSps aSa mercy guilty
am no murderer and cannot apologize for an nc
tion Of which know am innocent. And should
honestly believe to be true and noble? No. i 4
am no hypocrite, and have, therefore, no excuses
70 offer with regard to being an Anarchist, be
have only strengthened my convictions, The
question is, Am responsible for the death of the
policemen at the Haymarketa and say no, un-
less you assert that every Abolitionst could have
been held responsible for the deeds of John
have at all times thought that they could stem
the progressive tide by exterminating q few
kickers, so do the ruling class of today imagine
labor emancipation by hanging few of its adyo-
Gates. Progress in its victorious march has had
70 overcome many obstacles which seemed in
the Geath Of martyrs The obstacles which bar
the road OF progress today seem to be invincible
LOO, nuU tney Will De overcome nevertheless Z q.
AT all times when the condition of society has
become such that q large portion of the people
complained Of the existing injustice, the ruling
classes have denied the truth Of these Complaints &
but have said that the discomfort of the portion
OF the people in question was due only to the
pernicious influence OF malicious agitators."
agitators" are the cause Of the immense dissatis.
faction among the working people. :.
Oh, you people who speak thus, can you not, or
win you mot read the signs of the times? Do you
not see that the clouds on the social armament
are thickeningS Are you not, for instance, aware
that the control Of industry and OF the means OF
In fewer hands; that the monopolists, l. e., the
sharps among the capitalists, swallow the little
ones among them; that trusts" ''pools,'' and
other combinations are being formed in order to
more thoroughly and systematically fleece the
people; that under the present system the de-
velopment OF technic and machinery is from year
that In some parts OF this great and fertile land
majority of the farmers are Obliged to mortgage
their homes in order to satisfy the greed Of mon.
strous corporations; that in short, the rich are
constantly growing richer and the poor poorer.
Yes, and do you not comprehend that all these
evils find their origin in the present institution Of
society which allows one portion Of the human
race TO build fortunes upon the msfortunes of
others-to enslave their fellow men2
Instead of trying to remedy these evils and In
stead OF ascertaining just what the cause of the
widening dissatisfaction is, the ruling classes,
through their mouthpieces- press, pulpit, etc
defame and misrepresent the character teach.
ings and motives of the advocates of socialrecon-
struotion, and use the rifle and the club on them
and, IL the opportunity is favorable send them to
the gallows and prisons Will this do any good7 |
As an answer may as well quote the following
words with which Benjamin Franklin closed his
satirical essay, Rules for Reducing Great En-.
pire to Small one,' which he dedicated to the
English government in .1776: Suppose all their
tine kickerso complaints to be invented and pro-
moted by q few factious demagogues, whom if /
you could catch and hang all would be quiet. |
Catch and hang few accordingly and the blood |
OF the martyrs shall work miracles in favor of |
your PURPOSE q. e.. your own rrinl